Holiday Shopping
Still hunting for that perfect holiday gift for the coder on your list? This illustrated guide to weird entries in ICD-10 could be just what the, um… doctor ordered. Struck by Orca includes more than 30 ICD-10 codes for the unfortunate, often surprising things that turn people into patients, including Y92.253 Opera house as the place of occurrence of the external cause, Y93.D1 Activity, knitting and crocheting and V91.07xD Burn due to water-skis on fire, subsequent encounter.
Struck by Orca is gaining momentum as this year’s go-to bizarre medical gift. The full-color illustrations represent the work of dozens of artists and talented healthcare professionals. The creativity on display testifies to the depth of feeling the new coding system (in effect in the U.S. October 1, 2014) inspires in the medical community. View sample pages from the book on its website. Orders received by Dec. 1, 2013, will be delivered in time for Christmas… unless, of course, something unfortunate happens.